We found one for much less than that. But the important thing to remember is to put it DOWN when you aren't there. We forgot to do that and some very gusty winds picked the whole thing including the teak table and flung it into the pool. Unfortunately, the teak pole of the umbrella broke.

I just saw one at Sam's Club that was 11 feet and only about $100. Going to pick it up today because I didn't follow the above poster's advice and my previous umbrella blew away and shattered on Friday.

I was looking at outdoor furniture today and saw some that are on sale at Home Depot. They had some that were rectangular in shape and I believe they were under $100-200. They were probably only 8 or 9' long though.

The same thing happened to us. Unfortunately a gust of wind came, picked up the umbrella along with my glass table and broke our table into a million pieces on the deck and in the grass. What a mess that was to clean up!!!!

h20sidemom, where were you able to find one the same size for much cheaper?

Inquiring minds want to know. :)

I saw one of these in my neighborhood on someone's pool deck. It looks really nice and covers their entire table and chairs. This appears to be a really nice addition to anyone's pool area who has the room for it.

Steve look at fim-umbrella.com website. They sell top of the line umbrellas, including sidepost styles. Some rotate and the top tilts. I have sold them in Vegas and I have 3 of them. They are very well made and pricey, but if something breaks, they have parts to fix them. I also made the mistake of leaving one out and a storm came up. It broke a strut, but I ordered one and DH fixed in a few minutes. The other nice thing is you can order new fabric tops, which I did as I changed color scheme this year. They only use sunbrella fabric which is the best for standing up to the elements. Mine have been out for 6 years year round, the fabric was fine, just a bit dirty. Since the tops come off, they can be laundered. They have different mounting systems for the deck, depending on your needs. Shop prices on them, their site lists a few dealers, as they don't sell directly to the public. Also do a google seach for fim umbrellas, I saw a few dealers in a price war and were offering great deals on them. Personally I would rather pay $1000 and have it last 10 years. I would NOT buy one of these at that price made in China ( they are out there) as there are no parts available. FIM is in Canada and uses Italian made parts. My price on them will not be as good as some of their big dealers. You can post to me if you have specific questions on their models offered. I have sold a few recently to restaurants and they love them, puts the smokers outside. Barb

Thanks to all, I'll check em all out!

Steve